The beef checkoff in Alabama is busy preparing October Beef Month. And in the weekly beef checkoff report, Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says the association has a lot of things planned for the annual event. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay …
Promoting Florida Beef for Tailgating Events
With football season underway, tailgating events are taking place each and every weekend at various games. And in this week’s Florida beef checkoff report, Ashley Hughes with the Florida Beef Council hopes beef is a part of your plans wherever you are watching the game. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle …
NCBA Takes Stand Against HSUS Attempt to Weaken Beef Checkoff
From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (Sept. 16, 2016) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association was recently notified that Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) attorneys have filed a lawsuit against USDA’s Office of Inspector General (OIG) on behalf of the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM). This lawsuit seeks to divide the beef industry against itself by opening …
Florida Cattlewomen Hosting New Beef Promotion
Beef Checkoff dollars help Florida Cattlewomen promote beef in various ways each year. And Ashley Hughes with the Florida Beef Council has information about a brand new, month-long program that will be hosted by the Florida Cattlewomen called, “Train Like a Cattlewoman”. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides …
Georgia Beef Teams Have Been Selected
This year’s Georgia Beef Team has been selected, and according to Georgia Beef Board’s Kaytlyn Malia, the team will soon be out promoting beef at various locations across the state. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding to Enhance Brahman GeneticsMay 15, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Production …
Beef 101 Courses Still Popular in Alabama
Many Beef 101 courses have taken place in Alabama over the years and they continue to be very popular among those attending. In this week’s beef checkoff report, Erin Beasley with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association says it is having more this month. Download Audio Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
WTO Looking Into Dairy and Cheese Policies
World Trade Organization officials will be busy this week, asking several members about their pricing policies during the two-day meeting of the WTO Committee on Agriculture. Pro Farmer’s First Thing Today says dairy and cheese programs will be one of the bigger topics of conversation as negotiators ask Canada about changes to its proposed national pricing policy for dairy products. …
Dairy Groups Across the Globe Urge Trade Officials to Challenge New Protectionist Dairy Policy in Canada
From the National Milk Producers Federation, The U.S. Dairy Export Council and The International Dairy Foods Association: (September 12, 2016 – Washington, D.C.) Dairy organizations in the United States, Australia, the European Union, Mexico and New Zealand today issued a joint letter to their respective trade and agriculture officials, expressing indignation about Canada’s recent actions to deepen its already prohibitive …
Ag in Review for the Week Ending September 9, 2016
In this week’s recap of agricultural news from around the Southeast, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack talks about the deadline extension for dairy producers to sign-up for MPP, we talk about mosquitoes and issues they can bring to livestock, National Chicken Month, fish farming, Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Funding Crucial For Forage DevelopmentMay 22, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Provides Funding …
Vilsack Encouraging Dairy Producers to Sign-up for MPP
Last month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced they were going to purchase approximately 11 million pounds of cheese from private inventories to not only assist food banks, but also help reduce a cheese surplus. And in that same announcement, they also said the deadline for dairy producers to enroll in the Margin Protection Program (MPP) would be extended from …